Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR8MSMS2961 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen08/22/2023
TX
Last seen05/14/2025
SD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJHHDR8MSMS2961
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/12/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 08/22/2023 – 05/14/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/14/2025SDIII · Driver-only0—PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 327574R515355/TX
04/30/2024WAII · Walk-around0—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 268015R515355/TX
10/24/2023UTIII · Driver-only0—HORMANN LLC 76346R515355/TX
08/22/2023TXII · Walk-around1—UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC 21147773403946/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP32757405/14/202505/14/20251PA
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC26801504/30/202404/30/20241PA
HORMANN LLC7634610/24/202310/24/20231TN
UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC211477708/22/202308/22/20231OR
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
R515355TX—PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP05/14/2025 → 05/14/20251
R515355TX—PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC04/30/2024 → 04/30/20241
R515355TX—HORMANN LLC10/24/2023 → 10/24/20231
3403946IN—UNITED TRANSPORT S LLC08/22/2023 → 08/22/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026